Plot Twist

Long story short, we're now back in Manila and starting the process of moving into our house - seven years after it was turned over to us.

First up, we've hired a different contractor. Our front door was done by Rabacon but less than four years later, the paint has faded and peeled off, and the overhead roof that took them a year and a half to finish shows signs of water damage. Coupled with the fact that they kept getting delayed, Earl just didn't want to deal with them anymore.

We're currently waiting for all the permits to be approved before the fence and carport construction can start. In the meantime, we're window shopping for appliances and furniture. That I'm excited is the understatement of the decade.

Extended

Happy New Year everyone!

Still alive but not quite kicking. The long and short of it is that we've decided to extend our current lease until 2017.

Why? First, I discovered that I didn't want our baby to be in a separate room. So I didn't see the point in having a third bedroom.

Second, our landlord lowered our rent by SGD 200 per month if we renewed for another two years.

And lastly, while the Waterfront Key apartment looked great, its location was not convenient especially with a new baby.

Do we regret it? A bit. It has been really helpful to be within walking distance to a mall and a five minute ride from both the pediatrician and Earl's office, but we now wish we had more room for a helper and Hannah's things.

Well, one more year to go and we'll soon be apartment hunting again. Ah, the thrill of the search!

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